Famous Deaths In February - 26

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  On February - 26 death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.   

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.   

1561  On February - 26 death of jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer   

1577  Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on February - 26.   

1608  Death of John Still, English bishop on this day in history.   

1630  William Brade, composer, dies on February - 26.   

1686  On this day in history godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78   

1723  On February - 26 death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)   

1726  Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on February - 26.   

1766  On February - 26 august Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30   

1770  On February - 26 francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72   

1802  On February - 26 death of esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)   

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1813  On this day in history robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66   

1815  On February - 26 death of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)   

1821  Death of Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753) on this day in history.   

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66 on February - 26.   

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88   

1859  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on February - 26.   

1864  Death of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (b. 1807) on February - 26.   

1870  Death of Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on this day in history.   

1871  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on February - 26.   

1883  Death of Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817) on February - 26.   

1889  On February - 26 death of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)   

1901  On February - 26 death of chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded   

1903  On this day in history richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84   

1906  On this day in history manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70   

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1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat